Lakeland Evening Telegram Newspaper, September 2, 1914, Page 3

-"OUR WEEKLY LIMERICK There once was a builder, by the name of St. Clair, Who was honest, and used the best Builders’ Hardware. He deals at Our Store Where we sell it galore, Where the assortment is large and prices are fair. We Make a Specialty of Builders’ Hardware Keeping on hand constantly a full line of the manv items needed by the professional contractor or the amateur builder. Hard wear is demanded of this class of Hardware, and you can depend on the reliability of the goods we offer. WILSO! HARDWARE CO. | J ) J | ] > Security Abstract & Title Co. Bartow, Florida R. B. HUFFAKER, PRES......L. J. CLYATT, SECRETARY FRANK H. THOMPSON, VICE PRESH. W. SMITH, TREASURER ABSTRACTS OF TITLES New and up-to-date plant. Prompt service. Lakeland business left with our Vice President at Dickson Bldg will receive prompt and efficient attentiom. - AT T AT e T AT AT e . Al were ascribed TO THE FOLLOWING CAUSES heating and faults of construction ment. sions lgured prominently, by incendiarism, electricity lightning. and ...... 4,750,000 Labeled “UNKNOWN CAUSE!” """""" $4,500,00 Significant and Potent Reasons Hngfleld Fire and Marine, capital ...... SRy $2,500,000 Phoenix of Hartford .... 3,000,000 Room 7, Ravmondo Building Your business will have the best at tention if placed with us. J. B. STREATER CONTRACTOR AND BUILDER Having had twenty-one years’ experience in building and contracting in Lakeland and vicinity, I feel competent to render the best services in this line. If comtemplating building, will be pleased to furnish estimates and all infor- mation. All work guaranteed. rENT TRy PSSP PEFELPSEDRT 1L ORPP he FIRES which Caused the lo§_s $215,084,709 in the United States in ¢ recent yo: Defective chimneys, flues, fireplaces, lighting apparatus; equip- Matches, sparks and explo- followed and Nearly One-fourth of all Fires Are Why You Should Be Provided With MANN & DEEN WARE'S SACRIFICE el e By GERTRUDE MARY SHERIDAN. The young girl dressed in black looked very much relieved when Mr. Sexton, manager of Randall & Co., | mortgage bankers, told her brother Ernest that his references were all , right and he could start at work forth- . with, Her hand stole lovingly into that of ! the pale-faced timid lad, encouraging him amid a new and strange environ- ment, and she whispered: ‘ “Be brave, Ernest, dear! You will . soon become used to it And think | what a help it will be to poor mother!"” Then her quick intelligent eye took in the general ensemble of the big of- fice. Her face fell. In an intuitive way her mind recognized in the assur- ance of the old clerks, the vanity of the typists, the cold calculating man- ager, the indifference that would chill the retiring nature of her brother, go- ing into a new life after years of care and tenderness, the idol of a loving family circle. Her footsteps lagged. | Was she leaving a lamb among wolves? Then near to the door she no- ticed a man seated at a desk. His glance followed her brother, then it rested on her own face. Something in its token of interest in herself and her affairs, impelled her towards him. She knew not why, but in an intense whis- per she said: “Won't you please look after him a little?” Her selection of him as a confidant, as a friend, brought to the eyes of Ransom Ware a sudden brightness, in which his true soul of chivalry of de- votion to weak and helpless humanity came to the surface in a flash. Re- spectfully but fervently he answered: “I will do more than that. I will re- member my own long-ago first days of apprenticeship and help him over the rough places.” “Oh, thank you! Thank you!"” spoke the young lady, the quick tears of smouon springing to her eyes and B “Won't You Please Look After Him a Little?” clear to the door the glance of Ware followed her, a queer longing thrill at heart. It was at the noon hour that Ware sidled over to where the new employe was stamping the morning's outgoing ! mail. “I'l} show you the post office,” vol- unteered Ware unostentatiously, “as I go to lunch—and, by the way, where ' do you eat?”’ “I dont know. I hadn’t thought,” re- plled Ernest Norton, flushing like a school girl. “Well, I'll introduce you to a joint where you can practise economy when you have to,” and Ware not only showed the lad the post office routine, ' but gave him a free dinner. “Looks as if he needed and wanted it, too,” soliloquized Ware. “Poor lad— I remember my own first break into business life.” The lonely years came up before him in a dreamy and saddened way. He was a good man in his place, but nut glven to courting the attention of those in power nor to jostling with rivals. He was a valued man, but his keen mercenary employers took advantage of his quiescent ways and imposed on him. He and Ernest became great friends. Ware quite squelched the second of- fice boy who felt it a duty to squabble with all juvenile new comers. Ware took Ernest under his wing in a way that warned the self contained assist- ant manager that he better leave him alone. Gradually Ernest got on to the office routine. He was punctual, obliging, industrious, but the watchful Ware noticed that about the middle of the afternoon his steps would lag and great dark circles came about his eyes. When he left the office at quitting time, he resmebled some being with all the vitality of the day thoroughly exhausted. “It won’t do,” sighed Ware one eve- | ning, as he saw the boy crying softly | to himself in a retired corner of the office, utterly downcast and too weak to start homewards without a rest. “See here, Ernest,” he spoke aloud, ' approaching the lad and clapping him i cheerily on the shoulder, “I want you , to come up to my room tonight. I'm ! lonesome and we’'ll have a hml 'Amorlcln Declares Railway Servant :up but the British constitution, and | take things as you find them, and un- THE EVENING TELEGRAM LAKELAND, FLA., SEPT. 2, 1914. DAINTY TRIFLES “Oh. I couldn’t do that,” dissented | Useful Holder Will Keep the Cards Ernest at once. and Photos Together and Will “Why not?” Cost Little to Make. “My sister Lucia would miss me and worry. Mother, too.” med nnd &0 over to the amusement Very dainty and useful holders can “Well, we will just telephone Miss | be made for photographs and post- Norton and it will be all right.” cards from strips of wide ribbon, Which it was, and the lad had the | pieces of brocade silk or satin, or a evening of his life. He never suspect- | strip of velvet. To make a holder for ed that a serious-faced friend whom | three cards or photos, take a strip of ribbon or material 20 inches long and eight inches wide. his host introduced was a medical ac- quaintance of Ware, asked by the lat- ter to look him over and find out what was the matter with him. “The boy needs a change to outside air and exercise or he won't last two months,” was the report of the young physician, and the next morning Ware | did a thing that he had never ventured to do for himself—to ask a favor. In wonderment and then with a sneer on his face his employer listened to his appeal. “It will cost you nothing, sir,” ex- plained Ware. “I want to save the lad. You can help me by sending him to the plant at Lisle.” “But we have no use for him there."] “No, sir—only pretend you have. l- will really pay the salary. Let him be' timekeeper for the outside workers.” “We need no timekeper.” “I know that, but the boy must think you do.” “Have your way,” was finally agreed. “If you can afford to play the philan- thropist, all right.” And right royally did Ware keep to his purpose. Once a week he visited the mother and sister of Ernest in the ribbon in the way desired, then their humble home. On every occasion there was a cheering letter from the lad, telling of how he was growing stronger every day. Miss Norton had started and looked troubled, Ware fancied when he first told her of sending Ernest to Lisle. She seemd on the point of saying something, but changed her mind and was siient, although she exchanged a strange meaning glance with her mother. ‘Ware took no vacation that year. He did not buy his usual summer suit. When he called at the Norton home one evening he found Lucia and her mother gone. “They received a telegram from Lisle,” explained the landlady, “tell- ing that Ernegt waa hurt, and hurrieq away at once.” That night Ware fell 1ll. For a week he tossed in fever and delirilum. When he again opened his eyes to the ra- tional {issues of life he found two nurses at his eide—Lucla and her mother. They had a strange story to tell. For years they had been estranged from a wealthy uncle who resided at Lisle, Ernest had risked his life to stop a runaway which endangered the life of the uncle in question. A reconciliation had come about. The Wares were now richly provided for. “All through you—dear, brave, sacri- ficing friend!” sobbed Lucia, her tears falling on the wasted hand of Ware “And I have learned all about your bearing the burden of the salary paid Ernest. Oh, my friend—my best and dearest friend—" She broke down there, moved to silence in a realization of the deep love this noble man had inspired within her heart of hearts. He read the truth, and a glorified smile passed over his wasted face as he knew that he had won the surest crown of life— the love of a true woman, i (Copyright, 1914, by w. G. Chapman.) Put the cards on ///////// 7 . »I»‘ S 1 Lower Prices Effective August 1st, during that time. f o. b. Detroit. @ Runabout * Town Car... riod. HONORS THE BRITISH PORTER ' Should Be Known as Fathep of His Country. I never had much fault to find wlth! the British porter-and-sixpense sys-! tem for baggage, E. 8. Martin writes in Scribner’s. You have nothing to show for your trunk when you give it ’ 1 that is not written, but you have to der the British system we -usually found all the things we took, even our umbrellas. And the British railway porter is a lovely institution. I was in a perfect frame of mind to appreciate his fatherliness. I wanted him to do all the work, including the necessary thinking, and he did it. I loved to ! have him hustle in and find us proper seats in trains. In that particular of service I am seldom able to realize Jane's reasonable expectations, but| | the British porter did and I honored him for it with admiration and shill- ings. And fsu’t a shilling a dear little talisman? I was so pleased with them. They do so much for you and leave you with a cheerful glow and a sense of having parted with a true friend. You can get quite a lot of them for $5, and they are the cheapest thing for the money that you can buy in Eng- land. Even their fractions are nice; very desirable and convenient; com- panionable while they stay with you and remunerative when they leave. I tried to keep always provided with shillings and their silver fractions, and duly also with pennies, which are is- sued in England in large folio edl- tions. I can remember when our hon- orable little cents were of a dignified amplitude like that. Did they buy more then, do you suppose? Certainly they were of more relative importance in the scheme of things than cents are now. Father’s Inspliration. “What are you reading, son?” “‘The Rhyme of the Ancient Mar} ner,’ father.” “Hum! That reminds me. Ring the bell and ask Willlam to bring me a bottle of port.” tlart Schaffner IN PLACE & Touring Car .... See our Swell Line of Ties and Shirts Let us Save you Money On Your Next Suit Thie Hub The Home of gently mark thelr position with a piece of soft pencil or by inserting a pin. For each card either four slits are made in the ribbon, or four strips ! of baby ribbon the same shade as used for the large piece are sewn on. If slits are made, the cut parts must be, very carefully and neatly sewn or but-| tonholed over. The strip is then fas- tened at top and bottom onto two lit- tle rollers, such as are used for send- ing small prints through the post; these, if not at hand, may be bought from any stationer very cheaply. The pieces of wood that hang out! beyond the ribbon or material can! either be wrapped round with narrow| ribbon or painted with gold paint or stained any color desired. A ribbon or cord is attached to the back of it by which to hang it up. These hangers will be found most useful for bedrooms, sitting-rooms, ete.; it 1s impossible to have frames for all the cards and photos, and this keeps them together and they may be changed at intervals. When the holder is made of velvet, it should be neatly finished round the edges with fine cord and then hung up by the same kind of cord. Shirtwalst Novelties. 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